The Usukicon event began on August 15, 2026, and will last through August 31, 2026.
Usukicon Login Calendar
Begin: August 15, 2026 End: August 31, 2026 Days of Prizes: 14
Event Quest
This event does not have an event quest, and the Festival Plaza does not need to be repainted! You do still need to have completed Chapter 2 to participate, however.
Usukicon Donation Drive
The Pearly Queen is calling for donations from Dacardia. You can help by donating any items you have in your inventory.
The Donation Drive began on August 17, 2026 and runs through August 31, 2026. It can be accessed from the Events interface.
Here, items can be turned in for Crabby Tickets. These can be exchanged for prizes both in-app and on Neopets.com! The number of tickets an item is worth is based on its item type and rarity. You can earn a maximum of 230 per calendar day, resetting at 1AM NST.
Basic
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Resources
1
2
16
40
Essences
40
100
200
-
Paint Brushes/Rollers
70
150
250
350
Hats
-
100
200
300
Omelettes/Food
-
10
65
120
Decor
-
40
85
200
There are also omelettes and resources that are "Bonus" items. These items are marked with a icon in the upper left corner of their image. Although these are worth more points than items of equivalent type/rarity, your daily maximum remains at 230 even if you donate them, so you may not find much advantage in donating them over other items you have surplus of.
Gold Medal 40 120
Team Dacardia Confetti 2 4
Team Dacardia Flag 2 4
Apple Omelette 10 15
Berry Omelette 10 15
Clay Omelette 10 30
Crab Apple Omelette 65 108
Earthy Omelette 10 15
Fresh Fruit Surprise Omelette 65 175
Frozen Omelette 10 30
Green Omelette 10 15
Ice Pop Omelette 10 30
Seafood Omelette 65 108
Seaweed Omelette 10 15
Shellfish Omelette 65 175
Strawberry Omelette 10 30
Event Points Breakdown
Daily Points Breakdown
Below is how many points you should have after donating the maximum each day. Having less points than what is listed means a missed day at some point.
Day
# Points, Free
# Points, with Booster
Day 1
Mon, Aug 17th
230
460
Day 2
Tue, Aug 18th
460
920
Day 3
Wed, Aug 19th
690
1,380
Day 4
Thu, Aug 20th
920
1,840
Day 5
Fri, Aug 21st
1,150
2,300
Day 6
Sat, Aug 22nd
1,380
2,760
Day 7
Sun, Aug 23rd
1,610
3,220
Day 8
Mon, Aug 24th
1,840
3,680
Day 9
Tue, Aug 25th
2,070
4,140
Day 10
Wed, Aug 26th
2,300
4,600
Day 11
Thu, Aug 27th
2,530
5,060
Day 12
Fri, Aug 28th
2,760
5,520
Day 13
Sat, Aug 29th
2,990
5,980
Day 14
Sun, Aug 30th
3,220
6,440
Day 15
Mon, Aug 31st
3,450
6,900
How to Donate
Simply tap on any item on the lefthand side. You can use the tabs on the left to filter to certain types of items, but cannot sort the list overall. Bonus items will automatically appear at the top.
After tapping an item, you can use the slider to specify an exact quantity to donate, then press the yellow "Add" button.
The item will now appear in a box to the right. The total value of the item(s) selected will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can add additional items, up to 10 unique items at a time, each with any quantity.
When you are satisfied, press the green "Donate" button in the bottom right corner. Your items will be immediately removed from your inventory and will be credited with your Crabby Tickets! If you have more than 10 unique items to donate, simply repeat this process multiple times.
If you attempt to donate above the daily maximum, you will receive a warning before proceeding. You can still donate the item(s), but they will be taken and you will not receive extra Crabby Tickets. For example, donating 250 worth of items in one batch will consume all of the items, but only award you 230.
Notice this attempted donation was worth 240 points, but the daily limit is only 230 points, so the game provides a warning.
If you reenter the menu after you have donated your daily maximum, it will prevent you from executing any additional donations.
Recommended Donations
The best items to donate are any you simply don't want, especially including Hats, or the following decor and food items which are the most efficient for points requiring the fewest resources to craft:
Simple Fence 40
Simple Log 40
Apple Omelette 15
Seaweed Omelette 15
Strawberry Omelette 30
Any Common resource 2
For this event, the following combos of items total slightly more than the 230 daily points:
2 Rare Gold Medals (this actually puts you a bit over, at 240 points)
16 Common 15-point bonus Omelettes (this actually puts you a bit over, at 240 points)
8 Common 30-point bonus Omelettes (this actually puts you a bit over, at 240 points)
6 Common Decor (this actually puts you a bit over, at 240 points)
1 Uncommon Hat + 2 Uncommon Resources (this actually puts you a bit over, at 232 points)
2 Common Hats + 2 Uncommon Resources (this actually puts you a bit over, at 232 points)
1 Common Paint Brush or Roller + 6 Common Omelettes (this actually puts you a bit over, at 240 points)
Milestone Prizes
Upon earning certain set amounts of Crabby Tickets, you earn rewards on Neopets.com. You must have NeoPass connected to claim them.
Milestone prizes will be awarded immediately and automatically after hitting the required thresholds.
Prize Shop
You can exchange your Crabby Tickets for both Tales of Dacardia and Neopets.com prizes. To receive the Neopets.com prizes, you must have both your Neopets.com and Tales of Dacardia accounts linked to NeoPass.
The Donation Drive lasts over 15 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 3,450 for free, or up to 6,900 with a booster pass for the full event (see the next section for more info on this). The prize shop contains 6,900 worth of prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass.
The prize shop will remain open through the end of the day on August 31st. Any unused Tickets will expire at this time.
Neopets.com Prizes
All Neopets.com prizes are limit 1. Unsure which Neopets.com prizes are the best value for your Crabby Tickets? Check out our Prize Shop Value Guide.
You can double your daily maximum limit from 230 to 460 by purchasing a Booster Pass.
There are two types of Booster Pass. The "1 Day Doubler" costs $2.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit for the date of purchase only, resetting at 1AM NST. The "Daily Doubler" costs $14.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit every date through the remainder of the event.
Click the blue banner in the bottom right to open the Booster Pass purchase menu.
The Donation Drive lasts over 15 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 3,450 for free, or up to 6,900 with a booster pass for the full event. The prize shop contains 6,900 worth of Neopets.com prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass.
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